A novel of two halves, this story opens with Dr James Oldfield who finds himself caught one night in a police hunt. When he stumbles upon a policeman, struck dead by an unknown assailant, Oldfield determines to piece together what happened, and who Mr Kempster, (a man who turns up at the scene of the crime) may be. What unravels is a story of ingenious theft involving diamonds and the remains of an artist's body found in a kiln. In the second part, Oldfield engages the help of Dr Thorndyke and together they trace the work of the artist and a valuable stoneware monkey that hides an incredible secret. In the back streets of London amongst colonies of silk weavers, cabinet-makers and craftsmen, Freeman deftly entwines a cunning story infused with palpable suspense. From the father of forensic crime fiction, this plot is chock full of vivid detail.
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Hardback Editions
August 1973 : Hardback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey Author(s): R.Austin Freeman ISBN: 0-85046-430-7 / 978-0-85046-430-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Lythway P. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1952 : Hardback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey Author(s): R.Austin Freeman ISBN: 0-340-02101-2 / 978-0-340-02101-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1940 : Hardback
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January 1939 : Hardback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey, A Mystery Novel. Author(s): R. Austin Freeman Publisher: Dodd, Mead Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1938 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
September 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey (World Cultural Heritage Library) Author(s): R. Austin Freeman ISBN: 1-4387-9823-7 / 978-1-4387-9823-3 Publisher: Intl Business Pubns USA Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey Author(s): R. Austin Freeman ISBN: 1-59654-690-5 / 9781596546905 (USA edition) Publisher: Munsey's Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey (A Dr Thorndyke mystery) Author(s): R.Austin Freeman ISBN: 0-7551-0379-3 / 978-0-7551-0379-9 (UK edition) Publisher: House of Stratus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1987 : Paperback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey (Dover Mystery Classics) Author(s): R. Austin Freeman ISBN: 0-486-25471-2 / 978-0-486-25471-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Dover Pubns Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1943 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Stoneware Monkey Author(s): R. Austin Freeman Publisher: Popular Library Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
January 1938 : Paperback
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Other Editions
January 1943 : Unknown
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January 1943 : Unknown
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1938 : Unknown
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